at Mon, 04 Apr 2005 13:10:42 GMT in <1112620242.258434.124980
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>, (Sheldon) wrote :

>
>Alex Rast wrote:
>>
>> Is the problem that you're gluten intolerant? If so you're in for a
>rough
>> time because the most similar substitutes for barley are all true
>grains,
>> and AFAIK all contain constituent proteins that at least to some
>extent can
>> form gluten (correct me anyone if I'm wrong)
>
>Nope, buckwheat is a fruit, actually a berry (not a ceral grain) and is
>gluten free.

What I meant was that such grains as are close substitutes for barley -
i.e. "true" grains - contain gluten. Buckwheat was one not in this category
inasmuch as it's not very similar to barley.


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Alex Rast

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